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debris chuck hagel did a horrible job. i'm trying to figure out why these two men who praised him fairly recently in the cycle, why are they trashing him this hard? i think it's personal, in addition to his performance. >> all right, thank you so much for the interesting discussion this morning, our cnn cnn chief congressional for xondent dana bash, cnn contributor l.z. granderson and our boulevard republican strategist, thanks to all of you. >>> many passengers from the carnival "triumph" are already back in texas, arriving not by ship but by bus, after their nightmare cruise finally ends. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. we've got a lot of empty cans. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. we were out w
debris chuck hagel did a horrible job. i'm trying to figure out why these two men who praised him fairly recently in the cycle, why are they trashing him this hard? i think it's personal, in addition to his performance. >> all right, thank you so much for the interesting discussion this morning, our cnn cnn chief congressional for xondent dana bash, cnn contributor l.z. granderson and our boulevard republican strategist, thanks to all of you. >>> many passengers from the carnival...
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we start with the fight over chuck hagel, and a fight it was. senate republicans, most notably john mccain, have effectively blocked his confirmation at least for now. they are demanding more information from president obama on the attack in benghazi. joining me as they do every week on cnn, democratic strategist maria cordona and amy holmes, editor for "the blaze." maria, i'll start with you. >> good morning. >> talk about a testy confirmation hearing. is this just the latest part of some playground, or do you think there's more to this? >> i think it is absolutely the latest in partisan politics, susan. and i think it doesn't bode well for the republicans. they already have a perception from the american people that this is the party of no, the party of obstruction. the party that just wants to deny president obama whatever it is that he is asking for. and they haven't really offered anything positive for the american people to support them on. and i think this is just the latest in that. and you see it from their own words, they said, look, t
we start with the fight over chuck hagel, and a fight it was. senate republicans, most notably john mccain, have effectively blocked his confirmation at least for now. they are demanding more information from president obama on the attack in benghazi. joining me as they do every week on cnn, democratic strategist maria cordona and amy holmes, editor for "the blaze." maria, i'll start with you. >> good morning. >> talk about a testy confirmation hearing. is this just the...
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you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with chuck hagel. he's now is going to be the nation's defense secretary. the senate has just voted to approve his nomination. he was confirmed. dana bash is up on capitol hill. barbara starr is at the pentagon. dana, what was the final roll call? >> reporter: we don't have it yet. they are finalizing it. we do know because our lisa is in the chamber she's counted 51 votes, simple majority needed for chuck hagel to be confirmed as the next defense secretary. we also know just listening to the votes as they come up he's gotten at least four yes votes from his former republican colleagues. that's not a lot but maybe more than some may have anticipated given the deep partisan divide over his nomination. this may surprise people as well. rand paul one of the most conservative senators he voted yes. cochran said he would. richard shelby of alabama and mike johans as well. this vote is still open. what this does is put this very bruising battle for chuck hagel behind him but obviously as barbara will tell yo
you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with chuck hagel. he's now is going to be the nation's defense secretary. the senate has just voted to approve his nomination. he was confirmed. dana bash is up on capitol hill. barbara starr is at the pentagon. dana, what was the final roll call? >> reporter: we don't have it yet. they are finalizing it. we do know because our lisa is in the chamber she's counted 51 votes, simple majority needed for chuck hagel to be...
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. >> john mccain has been in everything lately, from the benghazi debate to the nomination of chuck hagel. perhaps now a former friend to be a defense secretary. he hit both topics hard this morning on "meet the press." here he is referring to the cover up over benbenghazi. >> of what? >> of the information of concerning the deaths of four brave americans. the information has not been forthcoming. you can obviously believe that it has. i know that it hasn't and i'll be glad to send you a list of the questions that have not been answered. >> is he correct? is there a white house cover up when it comes to the white house attack? >> he sure seems to think so. i don't know why he is so you know, hell bent on trying to find more answers after we've gotten everyone who was directly involved on the record. i really am just wondering if he's just doing this to try to shore up his crede as far as being the military's voice and making sure the servicemen and women know he will fight for them every step of the way. >> it does seem like john mccain has been on the mission lately. he's going after the
. >> john mccain has been in everything lately, from the benghazi debate to the nomination of chuck hagel. perhaps now a former friend to be a defense secretary. he hit both topics hard this morning on "meet the press." here he is referring to the cover up over benbenghazi. >> of what? >> of the information of concerning the deaths of four brave americans. the information has not been forthcoming. you can obviously believe that it has. i know that it hasn't and i'll...
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. >> chuck hagel, they call it a filibuster, seems they're waiting until after they vote on this. why can't they get it done? >> first of all we've had an unbelievable amount of filibuster abuse, in the ten years that lbj was leader of the senate back in the day, he had one filibuster in a decade. reid faced almost 400 filibus r filibuster, we have fill bust ear bus and addiction on the part of the gop. i think there's no reason to hold up hagel's nomination for benghazi. he was a private citizen when benghazi happened. >> alice, vietnam veteran, decorated purple heart recipient. do you think he should be officially sworn in? >> absolutely, i respect and admire his service to our country but when it comes to this republicans raised concerns about his statements and positions on israel and iran for quite some time and also the fact he called the surge one of the biggest blunders in this country. now we're finding out more and more he hasn't been forthcoming with information he was supposed to provide to the senate intel committee on speeches he made as well as whether or not he pro
. >> chuck hagel, they call it a filibuster, seems they're waiting until after they vote on this. why can't they get it done? >> first of all we've had an unbelievable amount of filibuster abuse, in the ten years that lbj was leader of the senate back in the day, he had one filibuster in a decade. reid faced almost 400 filibus r filibuster, we have fill bust ear bus and addiction on the part of the gop. i think there's no reason to hold up hagel's nomination for benghazi. he was a...
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chuck hagel ordered u.s. forts in spain and italy onto a higher state of alert. 1500 marines on three navy warships will remain off the coast of yemen ready to react. cnn has agreed to an official requests to with hold details of an intercept that helped trigger a response because the information is so sensitive. it's the controversial nsa, electronic surveillance program that picked up the alarming terrorist chatter. >> what we have heard is some specifics on what's intended to be done and some individuals who are making plans such as we saw before 9/11. >> reporter: barbara starr, cnn, washington. >> a global travel alert is in effect for americans traveling outside the united states and the alert could cause disruptions. i want to bring our correspondents in two of those embassies that are closed. john, let's start off with you. how does this affect day-to-day activities where you are and do people feel a sense of threat? >> reporter: all of a sudden we're starting to feel that way to be very candid. this
chuck hagel ordered u.s. forts in spain and italy onto a higher state of alert. 1500 marines on three navy warships will remain off the coast of yemen ready to react. cnn has agreed to an official requests to with hold details of an intercept that helped trigger a response because the information is so sensitive. it's the controversial nsa, electronic surveillance program that picked up the alarming terrorist chatter. >> what we have heard is some specifics on what's intended to be done...
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even before all of this happened today, defense secretary chuck hagel was out in public talking about this. very sober. listen. >> they have nuclear capacity. now they have the missile delivery capacity now. and so as they have ratcheted up their dangerous rhetoric and some of the actions they have taken over the last few weeks present a real and clear danger and threat to the interests certainly of our allies, starting with south korea and japan and also the threats that the north koreans have levelled directly at the united states, regarding our base andin guam. threatened hawaii. threatened the west coast of the united states. >> now so far u.s. intelligence officials say they see no unusual troop movements by the north koreans. that is very key. but in addition they say intelligence is very iffy about north korea. there's no sets on the ground, no direct information. the information comes from u.s. satellites flying overhead or what they are able to gleam from north korean news reports or talking to the chinese. the whole problem is a very tough one because they are not sure what
even before all of this happened today, defense secretary chuck hagel was out in public talking about this. very sober. listen. >> they have nuclear capacity. now they have the missile delivery capacity now. and so as they have ratcheted up their dangerous rhetoric and some of the actions they have taken over the last few weeks present a real and clear danger and threat to the interests certainly of our allies, starting with south korea and japan and also the threats that the north...
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. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel is not letting a deadly attack in afghanistan keep him from personally thanking u.s. troops there. nine people were killed, 14 others were hurt in a suicide bombing at the afghan defense ministry in kabul. hagel was at a briefing at a military base a mile from the blast. he was not injured. the taliban is claiming responsibility and says it's a message for hagel and for the u.s. >>> he once sat side by side with osama bin laden and served as the mouth piece for al qaeda making threats against the u.s. >> now he's facing u.s. justice in a courtroom in the heart of new york city not far from ground zero. that's where he has been. let's go to cnn national correspondent susan candiotti in new york. susan? >> reporter: good morning. for years his video messages spewing hate and dire warnings to americans after 9/11 finally brought sulaiman abu ghaith to america inside a courtroom. sulaiman abu ghaith entered the room looking differently than the al qaeda spokesman so often seen next to his father in law, osama bin laden. in new york federal court, he looked o
. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel is not letting a deadly attack in afghanistan keep him from personally thanking u.s. troops there. nine people were killed, 14 others were hurt in a suicide bombing at the afghan defense ministry in kabul. hagel was at a briefing at a military base a mile from the blast. he was not injured. the taliban is claiming responsibility and says it's a message for hagel and for the u.s. >>> he once sat side by side with osama bin laden and served as...
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. >>> chuck hagel leaving afghanistan after a visit that really showed the growing split between kabul and washington. hagel meeting privately overnight in kabul with afghan president hamid karzai after he accused the united states with co-colluding with the taliban to keep afghanistan destabilized. >> we did discuss those comment s. i told the president it was not true, the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> kahrs sigh insists the u.s. is supporting the taliban in order to justify a continued american presence past 2014. >>> happening right now, keep your eye on the korean peninsula. they're beginning joint military expressways scheduled to last to months. now north korea is calling the drills an open declaration of war. north korea threatening a nuclear attack against the united states. >>> the national transportation safety board under fire for its decision to allow small pocket knives on board. they're all demanding the tsa reverse itself calling the ruling a safety threat. it takes effect in six weeks. cnn national corres
. >>> chuck hagel leaving afghanistan after a visit that really showed the growing split between kabul and washington. hagel meeting privately overnight in kabul with afghan president hamid karzai after he accused the united states with co-colluding with the taliban to keep afghanistan destabilized. >> we did discuss those comment s. i told the president it was not true, the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> kahrs...
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six others killed in the attack in tucson, arizona. >>> chuck hagel right now in afghanistan. he's making his first trip to the war zone since his confirmation. hagel says he wants to be there, he wants to thank troops, get a better understanding of what is happening on the ground. >>> a camp ranger carjacked by that fugitive california cop killer last month is now seeking $1.2 million now in reward money offered for his capture. according to the l.a. times, shortly after rick called 911, sheriff deputies surrounded the cabin where christopher dorn wears hidorner was hiding. dorner then shot himself to death. here is the camp ranger. >> i know there is controversy about the language in that reward statement, but the bottom line is, my phone call put an end -- directly put an end to the biggest manhunt in southern california history. now, i feel they need to stand by their word, pay out that reward. i need to get some money and i want to do some good things with it. >> officials say decision on the reward won't be made until the investigation is complete. >>> folks in the north
six others killed in the attack in tucson, arizona. >>> chuck hagel right now in afghanistan. he's making his first trip to the war zone since his confirmation. hagel says he wants to be there, he wants to thank troops, get a better understanding of what is happening on the ground. >>> a camp ranger carjacked by that fugitive california cop killer last month is now seeking $1.2 million now in reward money offered for his capture. according to the l.a. times, shortly after rick...
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. >>> the new defense secretary chuck hagel gave some strong warnings about these forced cuts. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is covering this story. what did he say, chris? >> we found out that the navy is going to shut down an entire air wing in april. it's the primary fire power aboard aircraft carriers. the navy will also shut down three more air wings over the course of a year. wars have been planted inside the tank. few get to see. >> welcome to the tank. >> now it's where military officials are making plans to cut $46 billion from their budget. >> effectively immediately, air force flying hours will be cut back. >> if you stop training for a while and you're a combat pilot, then you lose your rating and eventually can't fly at all. >> here's what's already happened. the pentagon warned its 800,000 civilian workers to expect furloughs and instituted a hiring freeze. it also curtailed building maintenance. the navy postponed the u.s. harry truman's deployment to the persian gulf. here's what happens next. the pentagon will cancel maintenance on 25 ships and near
. >>> the new defense secretary chuck hagel gave some strong warnings about these forced cuts. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is covering this story. what did he say, chris? >> we found out that the navy is going to shut down an entire air wing in april. it's the primary fire power aboard aircraft carriers. the navy will also shut down three more air wings over the course of a year. wars have been planted inside the tank. few get to see. >> welcome to the tank....
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. >> reporter: and all of this left newly minted defense secretary chuck hagel into a corner. hagel a two-timer recipient of the purple heart wrote to congress last week say he supported the medal. the medal reflects the evolving nature of our warfare, while it in no way degrades or minimizes other acts of valor. but today he was singing a different tune. he sent his spokesman to explain. >> the fact of the matter is, the production of the medal has stopped. no one who's been nominated for this medal, no one is in training for this medal. we do have time to make a final decision. >> they released statements today saying they appreciate the launching of this review, they want them to do the right thing for our combat forces and not allowed the warfare medal to take precedence over the purple heart or bronze star. i have many facebook friends personally who are members of the military, they serve all over the world and they basically echoed the same concern, they can give out this drone medal, they said, but it should not rank higher than these other medals. wolf and kate? >> a
. >> reporter: and all of this left newly minted defense secretary chuck hagel into a corner. hagel a two-timer recipient of the purple heart wrote to congress last week say he supported the medal. the medal reflects the evolving nature of our warfare, while it in no way degrades or minimizes other acts of valor. but today he was singing a different tune. he sent his spokesman to explain. >> the fact of the matter is, the production of the medal has stopped. no one who's been...